Could Measles virus and Ebola virus be working together in the DRC?

Measles, resulting from measles virus (MeV) infection can cause immune suppression and “immune amnesia”. MeV infection most often affects non-immune children but can occur in any age group. Immune suppression Read More ...

Flu B viruses: why not H-something-N-something?

The world of influenza (Flu) is filled with many strange things. One of these is why we label the influenza A (FluA) viruses with an “H” (short for the name Read More ...

#Flunami2019: Australia’s biggest confirmed flu count on record

For those who love a good multiple of 1,000, or enjoy drooling over the passing of a historical threshold, yesterday was such a day for influenza (flu) counts in Australia. Read More ...

Flu B viruses: why not H-something-N-something?

Posted onOctober 1, 2019October 1, 2019Leave a comment

The world of influenza (Flu) is filled with many strange things. One of these is why we label the influenza A (FluA) viruses with an “H” (short for the name Read More …

The reality of vaccination success…

Posted onSeptember 23, 2019September 23, 20191 Comment

Perhaps we all forget just how well vaccines have protected us over the decades. Here’s a reminder! Vaccination success is not something we keep in front of mind because it’s Read More …

Flu in a ScienceWeek flash 🏃

Posted onSeptember 11, 2019September 17, 2019Leave a comment

I was asked to present a talk for science week 2019. I thought an explanation of the unprecedented 2019 influenza (flu) season (nicknamed flunami) would be a good talk. But Read More …

Could Measles virus and Ebola virus be working together in the DRC?

Posted onSeptember 7, 2019September 9, 20191 Comment

#Flunami2019: Australia’s biggest confirmed flu count on record

Posted onSeptember 1, 2019September 1, 20191 Comment

For those who love a good multiple of 1,000, or enjoy drooling over the passing of a historical threshold, yesterday was such a day for influenza (flu) counts in Australia. Read More …

Testing out OpenStreetMap stuff

Posted onAugust 20, 2019August 22, 20191 Comment

To bring you and I some better maps and to try and prove that this old dog can still learn new tricks, I’ve had a go at using OpenStreetMap via Read More …

The 2019 Flunami was more than just increased testing

Posted onAugust 15, 2019August 16, 2019Leave a comment

The Flunami (see a definition here before you decide upon your own dear reader) has been a rising tide of influenza cases. It was more than just increased testing though. Read More …

PHEIC news

Posted onJuly 25, 2019July 25, 2019Leave a comment

Almost a year (51 weeks) since the first 25 cases of fever were reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 30 Read More …

Flu, genes, clades and H3N2

Posted onJuly 9, 2019July 20, 2019Leave a comment

We’ve talked earlier about clades; a term which relates to how we can put influenza (flu) viruses that sit under the broad title, “A/H3N2”, into subgroupings. Clades are a way Read More …

H3N2 in Australia – Australia’s unseasonal flu season rolls on

Posted onJune 28, 2019June 29, 20191 Comment

Australia’s unseasonal flu season is still with us, albeit a little quieter than it was. Some jurisdictions have already had a peak and have returned to almost normal numbers of Read More …

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Could Measles virus and Ebola virus be working together in the DRC?

Flu B viruses: why not H-something-N-something?

#Flunami2019: Australia’s biggest confirmed flu count on record

Flu B viruses: why not H-something-N-something?

The reality of vaccination success…

Flu in a ScienceWeek flash 🏃

Could Measles virus and Ebola virus be working together in the DRC?

#Flunami2019: Australia’s biggest confirmed flu count on record

Testing out OpenStreetMap stuff

The 2019 Flunami was more than just increased testing

PHEIC news

Flu, genes, clades and H3N2

H3N2 in Australia – Australia’s unseasonal flu season rolls on